Record ID: LEIC-47DF7C
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup terminal, 22mm in length, 9mm wide, 7mm thick with a weight of 3.15g. The object is sub rectangular in form and U shaped in cross section. It is very worn but is probably a zoomorphic terminal. It is mostly formed of an oval shaped plate with a hollow underside and slightly rounded upper surface, representing a head. It then has a semi-circular projection on its underside, corresponding to a rounded projection at its end, representing a snout.
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 9th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8EA027
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup terminal, 42mm in length, 10mm wide, 9mm thick with a weight of 7.59g. The object has a sub rectangular form and a u-shaped cross section, with a hollow underside. The object is very worn, but for about half of its length it is shallow and slightly rounded, it then gradually widens out and forms a prominent rounded projection about two thirds down its length. This represents the top of a beasts head and from here it turns downwards before raising slightly again and terminating in a rounded end projection. This forms th…
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th March 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-7A6A7C
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 39mm long, 24mm wide and 10mm thick (including the lip) with a weigh of 19.04g. The object is rectangular in form and cross section. It has an upper surface formed of a central rounded projection, flanked by a dip and then a rounded terminal. Below the central projection is a circular fixing hole. Each side has two rounded recesses flanking two small rounded projections and the base is flat with a sub rectangular lip projecting from its reverse which has a, now filled, circular attachment hole. The decoration i…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th March 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-82FC12
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 43mm in length, 34mm wide and 9mm thick with a weight of 25.87g. The mount is sub rectangular in form and cross section and is complete. It has a flat base and sides which begin to curve inwards to its triangular apex. at the point they begin to curve there is a small sub rectangular projection and above this three sub triangular ones which stop just below the apex. These form the outline of downwards facing beasts with gaping mouths, rounded head and large eyes. The rest of the object is decorated with, now w…
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 14th May 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-F1C6D4
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy stirrup terminal (Anglo-Scandinavian 1000-1100) Length: 25 mm, width: 12 mm, thickness: 12 mm, weight: 11.89 g. The object is rectangular in form and triangular in cross section. It has a rectangular hollow on its lower side which contains traces of lead solder (used to apply to the stirrup). The object is in the form of a beast with a projecting snout and large flared nostrils. When viewed from above its 'nose' is pointing outwards and its snout has a large incised chevron filling it. Behind that is a prominent bulging rounded brow line, though no …
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th January 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-113224
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy stirrup mount, Length: 37 mm, width: 29 mm, thickness: 2.0 mm, weight: 16.38grams. The object is complete, but worn and is rectangular in form and cross section. Its upper edge has a triangular form with a slight knop at the apex. Below this is a small circular fixing hole. Its sides are straight but have a slight concave 'cut out' at the point where they join the triangular upper edge. The main decoration consists of a trilobed motif, cebntrally placed, which sits on a very short wide shaft running to the objects base. There is a circular hole filling each…
Created on: Tuesday 21st March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-8D1AC0
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 41mm long, 43mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 15.89grams. The object is triangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It is missing its apex, the present upper edge containing the lower part of a circular fixing hole, so the damage is probably due to wear. Each of its lower corners has a sub rectangular projection whose outer edge is formed of two rounded projections. These correspond to rounded projections on its upper surface, which has a series of linear ridges, 3 or 4 running to down its length…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2017
Last updated: Friday 17th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peckleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-8C54F0
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 41mm long, 44mm wide and 5mm thick with a weight of 16.32grams. The object is triangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It is missing its apex, the present upper edge containing the lower part of a circular fixing hole, so the damage is probably due to wear. Each of its lower corners has a sub rectangular projection whose outer edge is formed of two rounded projections. These correspond to rounded projections on its upper surface, which taper in width to the edge. These are possibly defined by a cent…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peckleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-62A583
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval to Medieval Iron stirrup, 138mm in length, 144mm wide and c.10mm thick with a weight of 131grams. The object has a sub-rectangular cross section and a sub-spherical form. It has an integral, rectangular projection at its apex, for suspension from a strap and in the centre of its flatter lower edge, a flat circular base plate, 52mm in diameter. John Clark (formely of the Museum of London) has commented that the stirrup has 'the rounded form of the footrest more common in medieval stirrups (ridden in shoes with soft soles)' but that a 'rather 'primitive' loop to take…
Created on: Tuesday 18th October 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 8th November 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-7584A4
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) incomplete copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 26mm in length, 23mm wide and 4mm thick, with a weight of 10.33grams. The object represents the central section of a stirrup mount and is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in cross section, with a slightly curving side profile, particularly at the base. It has bowed sides with a raised solid border and is missing its upper and lower edge. The present base has two triangular holes near its centre. Above this and slightly further apart, are two circular holes. These flank a central vertical ridge w…
Created on: Thursday 14th July 2016
Last updated: Friday 18th November 2016
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